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Official Newspaper of Anamosa, located in Jones County, Iowa
Anamosa News
Since 1855
 Thursday, July 2, 2009 |
Animal Welfare Feasibility Study “Positive”
By Mike Moynihan |
More than 20 persons showed up at the Anamosa Public Library Thursday evening to hear the results of a feasibility study into the possibility of a capital fund campaign in and around Jones County to underwrite the construction of an animal shelter for the Animal Welfare Foundation of Iowa (AWFI).
“Overall, it’s a pretty good study, a positive study,” said Dan Corcoran of Community Services Group Inc. of Omaha, Neb., the fund-raising and consulting firm that performed the study.
The study, an unscientific survey of 40 interested persons, showed that 75% of the respondents were aware of the AWFI and the services it provides and that 95% felt there was a need for an animal shelter. Some 50% of the respondents said a well-organized fundraising campaign could successfully raise from $500,000-700,000 over a three- to five-year period.
The study further elicited from respondents the names of persons they thought would make the best campaign leaders as well as likely corporate, foundation and individual contributors.
More than 60% of the respondents also answered affirmatively when asked each of the following: if they would accept a position of leadership, if they would make three to five prospect calls, and if they themselves would make a give over three to five years.
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“We are very pleased with the results of the survey,” said Nancy Crist, a co-founder of the AWFI. “It was overwhelmingly positive. Right now, we’re focusing on land acquisition, but until we nail that down, we can’t go forward with a campaign.”
Photo: Paul Morris, President of the Animal Welfare Foundation of Iowa, listens as Dan Corcoran of Community Services Group explains the results of a study looking into the feasibility of a capital campaign to raise money for an animal shelter in Jones County. In the background is Jane Susgin, who assisted Corcoran in the study. |
Anamosa Man Injured in Farm Accident
By Michelle Phillips |
Rural Anamosa farmer Jim Luckstead was injured Monday evening in a farm accident.
The Jones County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 4:54 p.m. concerning a man with both feet caught in a farm auger at 15858 Highway 64. Upon arrival they discovered 49 year-old Luckstead trapped. He had been using an auger to load corn into a semi trailer. When Luckstead was getting out of the corn bin he slipped, trapping both of his feet in the auger.
Luckstead was airlifted by LifeGuard helicopter to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics where his condition was unknown at press time. |
Bedenbender Gets Probation in Marijuana Manufacturing Case
By Michelle Phillips |
Judge Denver Dillard has sentenced Kenneth Bedenbender Sr. of Olin to a five-year suspended sentence for the Class D felony of manufacturing a controlled substance (marijuana). He further ordered that Bedenbender be placed on probation for three years, and he was ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $750, with 60 days to pay. He will also lose his drivers license for 180 days.
Bedenbender was arrested in his Olin home last November after Anamosa Police obtained a search warrant for his home at 312 Wall Street. Upon entry, they discovered three garbage bags full of marijuana in the bedroom and three more garbage bags full throughout the rest of the house, totaling 30 pounds. Police also confiscated a handgun and paraphernalia during the search.
In court documents, the court cited the following reasons for the sentence: the nature of the offense and the defendant’s age and circumstances. The judge also said the sentence will hold Bedenbender accountable for his actions with the chance for rehabilitation, defer similar offenses by others and protect the public.
Jones County Prosecutor Phil Parsons said he considers criminal history and plea options when making recommendations for sentencing.
“This was the middle ground,” he added, saying sentencing can vary in criminal cases.
Parsons said he suggests a plea order and the Department of Corrections (DOC) then evaluates the case. In this case, the DOC’s recommendations matched Parsons, suggesting a five-year suspended sentence and probation.
Bedenbender now has the option of appealing the sentence. |
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